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LOT 0091
Roman Gold Bell-Shaped Earring Pair
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.5 grams total, 28-31 mm).
Each a hollow-formed sphere with dimple to the upper edge and discoid plaque extending to an S-curved wire dangle. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 45, for type.
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